Stimson Center

Are overseas bases worth the cost?

Stimson Center co-founder says budget would go further if it were geared for quickly sending forces to trouble spots rather than keeping them in one place.

Defense

In this photo taken March 27, 2008, the Pentagon is seen in this aerial view. Reports of sexual assaults in the military increased slightly last year, U.S. defense officials said Monday, May 1, 2017, and more than half the victims reported negative reactions or retaliation for their complaints. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Why Congress should stop using OCO to get around the Budget Control Act

Federal Drive

Laicie Heeley: Congress shouldn’t rely on OCO funds in Defense budgeting

Federal Drive

On DoD: time to end ‘abuse’ of Pentagon’s wartime fund

On DoD Podcasts

Gordon Adams, Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center

Russell Rumbaugh, Senior Associate, Stimson Center

Russell Rumbaugh, Senior Associate, Stimson Center

Federal Drive

A look at the first appropriated Defense bill in a long time

Federal Drive

From left, right and center, analysts beg DoD to tackle overhead costs

Budget

DoD in denial about budget future, experts say

Defense budget watchers say despite abundant evidence to the contrary, the Pentagon appears to believe it will eventually get most of its funding wishes…

Federal Drive

Sequestration effects becoming clear for DoD

DoD’s operations and maintenance accounts will likely be hit first if sequestration goes into effect. Unlike its procurement and research and development…

Federal Drive

Next few weeks critical to defining DoD in second Obama term

Federal Drive

“Fog bank” of threatened automatic spending cuts
makes predicting Defense policy under a re-elected President Obama difficult. But experts agree DoD is likely to take more cuts, with or without sequestration.